diff --git a/charts/argo-cd/Chart.yaml b/charts/argo-cd/Chart.yaml
index 9f7925d2..31552637 100644
--- a/charts/argo-cd/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/argo-cd/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ appVersion: v2.13.1
 kubeVersion: ">=1.25.0-0"
 description: A Helm chart for Argo CD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes.
 name: argo-cd
-version: 7.7.5
+version: 7.7.6
 home: https://github.com/argoproj/argo-helm
 icon: https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/en/stable/assets/logo.png
 sources:
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ annotations:
     url: https://argoproj.github.io/argo-helm/pgp_keys.asc
   artifacthub.io/changes: |
     - kind: fixed
-      description: Update application CRD
+      description: REDIS_PASSWORD optional flag change
diff --git a/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-application-controller/statefulset.yaml b/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-application-controller/statefulset.yaml
index 70620df6..a907ac76 100644
--- a/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-application-controller/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-application-controller/statefulset.yaml
@@ -228,10 +228,10 @@ spec:
                 name: {{ default "argocd-redis" .Values.externalRedis.existingSecret }}
                 {{- if .Values.externalRedis.host }}
                 key: redis-password
-                optional: true
                 {{- else }}
                 key: auth
                 {{- end }}
+                optional: true
           - name: REDIS_SENTINEL_USERNAME
             valueFrom:
               secretKeyRef:
diff --git a/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-repo-server/deployment.yaml b/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-repo-server/deployment.yaml
index 9a15e596..2617251d 100755
--- a/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-repo-server/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-repo-server/deployment.yaml
@@ -187,10 +187,10 @@ spec:
                 name: {{ default "argocd-redis" .Values.externalRedis.existingSecret }}
                 {{- if .Values.externalRedis.host }}
                 key: redis-password
-                optional: true
                 {{- else }}
                 key: auth
                 {{- end }}
+                optional: true
           - name: REDIS_SENTINEL_USERNAME
             valueFrom:
               secretKeyRef:
diff --git a/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-server/deployment.yaml b/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-server/deployment.yaml
index b0cecd6c..cc5f7bfe 100755
--- a/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-server/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-server/deployment.yaml
@@ -255,10 +255,10 @@ spec:
                 name: {{ default "argocd-redis" .Values.externalRedis.existingSecret }}
                 {{- if .Values.externalRedis.host }}
                 key: redis-password
-                optional: true
                 {{- else }}
                 key: auth
                 {{- end }}
+                optional: true
           - name: REDIS_SENTINEL_USERNAME
             valueFrom:
               secretKeyRef: